An 87-year-old woman and a man were hurt when another spectator fell on top of them at the Golden 1 Center Tuesday night during the Paul McCartney concert.

FAST FACTS:-Two injured when a woman fell from her row onto the one below-Family member blames the arena’s upper bowl design-Kings PR says the upper level is “virtually identical” to that of Sleep Train Arena

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The lifelong Paul McCartney fan said she’s heartbroken after watching her father and 87-year-old grandmother wheeled out of the Golden 1 Center after another fan fell on top of them.

Micah Shaneyfelt, who attended the show with her 6-year-old son and husband in addition to her parents and grandmother, said the incident happened about halfway through McCartney’s performance.

"She fell on my grandma and my dad,” Shaneyfelt explained. “It took five people to lift (the woman) up because she was so far down to get her up."

Courtesy of Micah Shaneyfelt

Shaneyfelt said the arena’s upper bowl is too steep and the rows are too close together.

It’s a concern she expressed to arena employees, who echoed her worries as she made her ascent.

“Even before, I just looked up and I made a comment to one of the staff members just like, 'I have to climb up there with my grandma and my 6-year-old son,' and they even acknowledged the fact that, you know, it's unsafe," Shaneyfelt said.

A public relations representative for the Sacramento Kings responded to the Shaneyfelt’s claim, saying that the Golden 1 Center meets safety certifications and is within code.

Additionally, the spokesperson said the rows and steepness “are virtually identical” to that of Sleep Train Arena, and it shouldn’t be viewed differently from what the design has been like for the last 28 seasons.

Shaneyfelt’s grandmother and father are both suffering from whiplash and soreness.

“Whiplash. Complete whiplash,” Shaneyfelt said. “When she wasn't knowing that a lady was going to fall on her from behind unaware and just hit her right in the back of the head.”

Shaneyfelt said she won’t be returning to downtown’s newest attraction.

On the other hand, city officials said the concert went off without a hitch.

The city celebrated success on the first night of McCartney’s show. It said the city, police and the community each did their part to ensure a safe and fun night that was free of traffic congestion and parking issues.

According to the City of Sacramento, parking meter occupancy within three blocks of the arena was about 70 percent, average garage occupancy was 30 percent and more than 2,000 drivers reserved spots on SacPark.org.